Frank rhind



F. RH'IND.

Chandelier.-

No. 224,226, A. Patented Feb. 3, 1880.

- UNITED STATESV PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK RHIND, OF BROOKLYN, NEw YORK, AssIeNoR oF ONE-FOURTH OF Hts RIGHTTo FREDERICK A. LEHMANN, OF WASHINGTON, D. c.

CHANDELIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,226, dated.February 3, 1880. Application filed December 2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK RHIND, ot' Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin Coal-Oil Chandeliers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference bein g had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in chandeliers; and it consistsin a bent pipe which has an oil-reservoir placed upon one end and anumber of" cups placed along at intervals to receive burners, the saidpipe being suspended from above by means of rods, as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

Figure l is a perspective of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionot` the glass top.

c represents the wick-cup of a coal-oil chandelier, or device forlighting windows `and fac tories, and which is placed upon a branch pipeor tube, c, which leads out from the bottom of the reservoir d, whichworks upon the barometrica-l principle. This reservoiris placed at oneend ot' the supply-pipe, which runs along under all the cups. This tubec is supported from above by means of the rods or pipes g, and whichhold the pipe c rigidly in place. Of course, this pipe c will be of anydesired length, according to the size of the window, and will beprovided with any suitable number of burners. For the sake ofconvenience the tube c is so bent that the end upon which the reservoiris placed will extend into the store, or up in one corner of the window,where it is not only readily reached, but is out of the way and takes upno room.

By means of a device of4 this kind windows of all kinds can be mostbrilliantly lightedby meansot' coal-oil, and at a far less price than bygas.

In order to prevent the oil from creeping up -over the tops of the cups,as it will do when the cups are made of metal, no matter to what heightthey may be made, I make the top c of each cup of glass, which issecured to the cup by any suitable wax or cement. Each one of theseglass tops e has a flange, n,

projecting out from its lower edge, and on its bottom is made a shoulderor oft'set, o. By means of this flange, which projects out over the topof the cup or bowl and the shoulder, a joint is made, through which itis impossible for the oil to escape. Oil will not creep up aglass-surface by capillary attraction as it will a metal one; and whenthe Oil reaches this glass top it will go no farther, and hence nevercreep up over its top and run down upon the iioor.

In order to save the expense and time of cementing on the usual collarorfemale screw t', into which the burner screws, I apply the collar to thetop while it is hot and soft, and, the glass catching in the threads onthe outer side of the collar, the two parts will be secured together asone solid piece. This collar may be dropped in the molds, and the toppressed uponV it, or the two may be stuck together in any other mannerpreferred. This glass top is equally applicable to metallic lamps, whichare being driven out ot' use on account of the oil rising overthe topand running down over the sides.

Where the conducting tubes, pipes, or arms are made of iron, theirinsides are thoroughly coated with lgum-shellac, or any other suitablecompound which is not affected by the coaloil, so as to stop up all ofthe holes in the pipes through which the oil would leak.

The glass tops e may be made to cover the ventire top of the lamp orwick-cup, or the collar alone may be made of glass. It' preferred, anyother substance having a vitreous face or coating may be substituted forthe glass.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A device for lightingshop-windows, consisting of the bent pipe c, upon which are placed thecups a and reservoir d, which pipe is suspended from above by meansofthe rods or pipes g, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claimthe foregoing I FRANK RHIND.

Witnesses:

\ JN0. S. LINDSAY,

DAVID E. TYRRELL.

have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of95 -November, 1879.

